Building construction



April 12, 1938. H. C 'Q LL 2,113,77

BUILDI-NG CONSTRUCTION Filed April 1, 1956 I gin-"" "76449 INVENTOR. fiz/Ze/z" Q Ca/Q Q/f &MV 1 Q ATTORNE .5.

Patented Apr. 1 2, 1 938 v 2 1 U N iTED STATES 'O FiF liQ E- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Hubert 0. Carroll, Painesville, Ohio I Application April 1, 1936, Serial No. 72,139

16 Claims. (01. 20'53) In. building-structures, the matter of i a suffiis carried on the hinges H which are so mounted ciently-satisfactory construction permitting winas to have a controlledvertical movement withdows-and the like of casement type has. been a out interfering'with their hinge action. While diflicult problem. Multitudinous efforts have been the precise detail for accomplishing this may ;-5 made to bring about improvement in this. direcvary, a desirable construction. involves a hinge 5 tion, but the problem of an. arrangement permitmember 8, Fig. 4, fastened to the edge of the tingeasy opening as desired, coupled with-adestile 9 of the window sash ordoor, the lower quate weather proofness, has remained serious. hinge member. 8' being similarly attached. The In accordancevwith the present invention .howmating hinge members l6, 3', are carried by :10 ever, a construction maynowbe had which elimthe framing opening, and in a-suitable mounting 10 .inatesthesedrawbacks and provides a serviceable thereon to allow the vafore-mentioned vertical and-neat interior and. exterior, and without unmovement, one desirable way of accomplishing duecost. this being by a metal plate- I I .fa'stened tothe To the accomplishment of the foregoing and casement by suitable means, as a series of screws related ends, the invention, then, comprises. the i2, the hinge member It) then beingslidably can. 15

features hereinafter fully described, and particuried, as by a pin. and slot connectionheaded pins larly pointed out in theclaims, the following deor rivet-like members l4, Figs. 5 and. 6, being sescription and the annexed drawing setting forth cured to the hinge member and travelling in cam in detail certain illustrative embodiments of the slots l5 which are suitably angularly. inclined for invention, these being indicative however, of but such purpose. The hingemember M3,. and with a few of the various ways in. which the principle it the entire sash Pmaythusmove .upanddown of the invention may be employed. .in a range. of excursion permitted by the length In said annexed drawing:--- of the slots l5, and. by reason of the cam. action :Figl is an interior elevational view of consupplying outward directionv thereof, the.sash..P

struction embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is. a is pressed tight against the. stops l3.of the frame.

sectional detaiLon a large scale, taken on a plane At. the same time the lower rail! islpressed wedg- .-substantially indicated .byline II-I[, Fig. .1; ingly tight. against thefoot-abutment .bevel 6,

:3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a Fig. .2, when the hinge and-sash. member are portion of the structure shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 moved down in the lowermost position. Suitable 5.30 is asimilar view withthe movable-parts indiffer- .means is provided for conveniently raising and cut or opened position;.Figs-. 5. and 6 are enlarged lowering the movable hinge member. and its carelevational details, in closed andopen position ried sash member, P. While the precise detail ."respectively; Fig 7 is an enlarged fragmentary of this may vary, aconvenientarrangement is detail in elevation; and Figs-Band 9. are edge a lever to raise the panel or sash P..and being 535 views of the same structure, showing. difierent attached at some desired .point. For: instance positions. lever l6 and a link i! connecting from the lever iReferring more particularly to the drawing, to one of the headedpins. Id of one of the hinges, there is shown a building-wall 2, having a framed say the upper hinge Ill, the lever It being suitopening, with framing 3, and a swingable member ably fulcrumed as at l8 andthereby mounted-on 101 panelP therein, of casement type, as a window the frame-engaging. plate ll, and the link I! 40 ordoor, a window beingillustrative. Such membeing pivoted as at Hi to the end of the lever. her is mounted to swing inwardly, by means of Desirably, a cover plate Zllmay be secured to the hinges H, and. at the bottom is a footingthe frame-plate l thereby reinforcinglymountabutment 5, illustratively a sill, such footinging and protecting the movable .pivot joint. The

+ abutment being beveled outwardly and downlever l5 terminates in. a suitablyshaped handle 45 iwardly as-at 6, Fig. 2, while the adjacent lower .ZI, and may be of relatively thin unobtrusive rail 1 of the coacting panel member or window form, such as to close up inconspicuouslyintoa P is matinglybeveled, whereby to wedgingly enslight recess between the stile of the sash and gage and tighten onbeing set into closed position. frame. Thelower hinge member ID, capable. of

s The swingable member P or window is adapted to a corresponding vertical. movement, is mounted 50 raise vertically so as to clear the abutment .5, on a metal plate 23, which may be a separate plate -as illustrated in dotted line position in Fig. 2,- or an. extension of the plate Ii. Theplate 23 is thereby allowing of its beingswung open inwardly similarly fastened to the. framing, as by screws regardless of the existence of the footing abut- .24 and in this plate again there are camrslots 455 v ment 5. For this, the member P or window sash l5, the hinge member lll'being slidably mounted with respect thereto by headed pins or rivet-like members M, thereby duplicating the movement course of the hinges Ill above.

On account of the range of vertical movement of the panel member or sash. P, a cooperating locking or holding means is applied on the other stile 26. Preferably, the construction here may involve a pivoted drop latch, pivoted at 21 (Fig. 8) on the edge of the stile 26, and having an angular operating handle 28, while the latch 29 projects laterally. Desirably, the latter is provided by an anti-friction roller 30, as a sleeve. Coacting with the latch 30 is the catch-member 3! having an incline 32 on which the latch may ride. up, and a recessed slot 33 in which it may seat down. This slot is particularly deep, sufficiently so that the casement panel or sash may be lifted up to its highest position and then have the latch 39 manipulated to raise and clear it from the catch member 3|. The slot recess 33 is slightly angularly inclined so as to tighten the sash as it is closed. For further safeguarding and tightening the upper end of the sash, a suitable inter-engaging packing is employed, and preferably this may take the form of interlocking members 35, 36, on the frame and on the sash respectively, these being so positioned that when the sash member is in its uppermost position, the interlocking packing strips are clear of each other, and when the sash is set down to its lowermost position, these members interlock and tighten the joint.

With the casement panel or sash P in its closed position as shown in Fig. 1, the lower rail 1 is seated with its inner margin wedgingly tight against the bevel 6 of the sill or foot-abutment, and the upper packing members 35, 35, are in interlocking engagement, and the pivoted catch 29 is seated in the slot recess 33 of the holdingcatch member 3!, the engagement of the entire panel or sash being particularly tight against the coacting frame work. By manipulation of the handle 2| of the lever IS, the hinge I0 is raised, and with it the entire casement panel or sash, and without manipulation of the catch or look 28 the panel or sash member P then stands up clear of the footing-abutment or sill 5, and a crack for ventilation is provided. At the same time there is similarly a ventilating crack at the top. The latch 29 however still holds the sash against opening, this by reason of the long excursion permitted in the recess slot 33. To open the casement panel or sash, the handle 28 of the latch is raised, so as to clear the latter from the recess slot of the catch member 3 l, and the panel or sash can then be swung open as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. It will be noticed that it swings thus when in its elevated position and clearing the footing abutment or sill 5. To close the sash, the reverse movements are employed.

It is thus seen that a particularly tight and weatherproof construction is had, although permitting the convenience of an inwardly-opening casement, and with the further advantage of permitting ventilation without completely opening.

Other modes of applying the principle of the invention may be employed, change being made as regards the details described, provided the features stated in any of the following claims, or the equivalent of such, be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:-

I. In building construction, a framed wallopening; an inwardly-swingable sash therein; and means for forcing said sash transversely to its general plane. and tightening the sash in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter and being beveled downwardly and outwardly to Wedge a mating bevel on the lower margin of the sash, hinge members on the sash stile and mating hinge. members on the framed opening, metal plate members on the latter carrying the mating hinge members, inclined cam slots in said metal plate members, headed pin fastening means for said latter hinge members movable up and down in said slots, a lever and a link therefrom to one of said latter hinge members for raising and lowering it and the attached sash, said lever being foldable inconspicuously adjacent the sash, a pivoted drop latch on the unhinged stile of the sash having a lift handle and an anti-friction roller extending laterally, a receiving plate therefor on the wall-opening having an inclined cam slot extending deeply such as to be capable of manual'release of the latch-roller when the sash is in its raised position, and inter-locking packing members on the upper margin of the sash and wall-opening coacting at the outside of the sash when in its lower position.

2. In building construction, a framed wallopening; an inwardly-swingable sash therein; and means for forcing said sash transversely to its general plane and tightening the sash in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter and being beveled downwardly and outwardly to wedge a mating bevel on the lower margin of the sash, hinge members on the sash stile and mating hinge members on the framed opening, metal plate members on the latter carrying the mating hinge members, inclined cam slots in said metal plate members, headed pin fastening means for said latter hinge members movable up and down in said slots, a lever and a link therefrom to one of said latter hinge members for raising and lowering it and the attached sash, a pivoted drop latch on the un-hinged stile of the sash having a lift handle and a latch member extending laterally, a receiving plate therefor on the wall--- opening having an inclined cam slot extending deeply such as to be capable of manual release of the latch when the sash is in its raised position, and inter-locking packing members on the upper margin of the sash and wall-opening coacting at the outside of the sash when in its lower position.

3. In building construction, a framed wallopening; an inWardly-swingable sash therein; and means for forcing said sash transversely to its general plane and tightening the sash in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter and being beveled downwardly and outwardly to wedge a mating bevel on the lower margin of the sash, hinge members on the sash stile and mating hinge members on the framed opening, metal plate members on the latter carrying the mating hinge members, inclined cam slots in said metal plate members, head-ed pin fastening means for said latter hinge members movable up and down in said slots, a lever and a link therefrom to one of said latter hinge members for raising and lowering it and the attached sash, said lever being foldable inconspicuously adjacent the sash, a pivoted drop latch on the un-hinged stile of the sash having a handle and a latch member extending laterally, and a receiving plate therefor on the wall-opening having an inclined cam slot extending deeply such as to be capable of manual release the "latch whenthe sash is in-its raised position.

"491m building construction, -::a framed -wall- -opening; an inwardly-swingable sash therein;

* framed opening, including a f-ooting-abutm'ent to engage the insidelowe'r marginof the latter,=hinge members on the sash stileand mating hinge mem- I bers'on the framedopening; metal plate members on thelatter carrying the mating hinge members, "inclined camslots in said -metal plate members,

headed pin fastening means for said-latter hinge members movable up" anddowndnsaid slots, a

lever and a link" therefrom to 'one of said'latter hinge members for raising and lowering 'it' and the attached sash, saidleVer-EbeingfOIdabIe inconspicuously adjacent the sash; a' pivoted-drop "latch on the un-hinged stile-of thesash having -alatch member ex'te'ndingdaterally, and-a receivcapable ofmanual release of thelatch when the sash is in its raised position.

-5. In building construction, a framed wallopening; an inwardly-swingable panel therein; and means for forcing said panel transversely to its-generalplane and tightening the panel in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter, hinge members on the panel stile and mating hinge members on the framed opening, metal plate members on the latter carrying the mating hinge members, inclined cam slots in said metal plate members, headed pin fastening means for said latter hinge members movable up and down in said slots, a lever and a link therefrom to one of said latter hinge members for raising and lowering it and the attached sash, said lever being foldable inconspicuously adjacent the sash, a pivoted drop latch on the un-hinged stile of the panel having a laterally extending latch member, and a receiving plate therefor on the wall-opening having a slot to receive said latch.

6. In building construction, a framed wallopening; an inwardly-swingable panel therein; and means for forcing said panel transversely to its general plane and tightening the panel in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter, hinge members on the panel stile and mating hinge members on the framed opening, metal plate members on the latter carrying the mating hinge members, inclined cam slots in said metal plate members, headed pin fastening means for said latter hinge members movable up and down in said slots, means for raising and lowering said movable hinge members and the attached panel, and a latch on the un-hinged stile of the panel capable of being released when the panel'is in its elevated position.

7. In building construction, a framed wallopening; an inwardly-swingable panel therein; and means for forcing said panel transversely to its general plane and tightening the panel in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter, hinge members on the panel stile and mating hinge members on the framed opening, metal plate members on the latter carrying the mating hinge members, inclined cam slots in said metal plate members, fastening means for said latter hinge members movable up and down in said slots, a lever and a link therefrom to one of said latter hinge members forraising and lowering the detached sash, said lever being foldable inconspicuously adjacent the sash, a pivoted drop catch on the un-hinged stile-of the panel having-alaterallyexten'ding -latch, and a receiving plate therefor on the wall-opening having a-slotto receive s'aid latch.

8. In building construction, :a framed v wa'l1 opening an inwardly-swingable I panel therein; and means for forcing said 'panel" transversely to its-"general planeand tightening the panel inthe framedopening, including a footing-abutment to:

engage "the inside lower ma-rgin -of the'latter, hir-ige -members on the panel stilezand mating hinge members "on the framed openinggmetal "platemembers'on the-latter carrying the mating "hingeunembers; means for mounting said latter" "hinge membersthereon movable up-and'down and; at the same time 'in'inclined path, a lever and alink therefromto one of saidlatterhinge members 'for raising and-lowering theideta'chedsash, said lever being foldable inconspicuously adjacent the saish, a pivoted drop catch on'the un-hinged stile of i the panel having 'a laterally extending latch,"and'a receiving plate therefor on the-wall- "opening having a slot to receive said latch.

' 1 9; In building -:construction, a framed wallopening; aninWardly-swing'able panel therein; and means for forcing said panel transversely to its general plane and tightening the panel in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter, hinge members on the panel stile and mating hinge members on the framed opening, means for mounting said latter hinge members to permit movement up and down and at the same time in inclined path, a lever and a link therefrom to one of said latter hinge members for raising and lowering the detached sash, said lever being foldable inconspicuously adjacent the sash, a pivoted drop catch on the un-hinged stile of the panel having a laterally extending latch, and means on the wall-opening coacting with said latch in its lowered and raised positions.

10. In building construction, a framed wallopening; an inwardly-swingable panel therein; and means for forcing said panel transversely to its general plane and tightening the panel in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter, hinge members on the panel stile and mating hinge members on the framed opening, metal plate members on the latter carrying the mating hinge members, means for mounting said latter hinge members thereon movable up and down and at the same time in inclined path, and a lever and a link therefrom to one of said latter hinge members for raising and lowering it and the attached sash, said lever being foldable inconspicuously adjacent the sash.

11. In building construction, a framed wallopening; an inwardly-swingable panel therein; and means for forcing said panel transversely to its general plane and tightening the panel in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter and being beveled downwardly and outwardly to wedge a mating bevel on the lower margin of the said panel, hinge members on the panel stile and mating hinge members on the framed opening, and means for mounting said latter hinge members permitting movement up and down and at the same time in inclined path,

12. In building construction, a framed wallopening; stops thereon; an inwardly swingable panel in said opening; and means for fiatwise tightening the panel in the framed opening, in- 7 cluding a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter, inter-engaging packing means on the upper part of said panel and the frame opening, and hinge means mounting said panel for lateral swinging and for vertical inter-locking of said packing means.

13. In building construction, a framed wallopening; stops thereon; an inwardly swingable panel in said opening; and means for fiatwise tightening the panel in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter and being beveled to wedge a. mating bevel on the lower margin of said panel, hinge means mounting said panel for lateral swinging and permitting vertical movement, and cam means forcing said panel transversely to its general plane against said stops.

14. In building construction, a framed wallopening; stops thereon; an inwardly swingable panel in said opening; and means for flatwise tightening the panel in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter and being beveled to wedge a mating bevel on the lower margin of said panel, inter-engaging packing means on the upper part of said panel and the frame opening, hinge means mounting said panel for lateral swinging and permitting vertical interengagement of said packing means, and cam means forcing said panel against said stops transversely to its general plane.

15. In building construction, a framed wall opening; stops thereon; an inwardly swingable panel in said opening; and means for flatwise tightening the panel in the framed opening, including, a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter and being beveled to wedge a mating bevel on the lower margin of said panel, hinge means mounting said panel for lateral swinging, and cam means forcing said panel transversely to its general plane against said stops.

16. In building construction, a framed wallopening; an inwardly-swingable panel therein; and means for flatwise tightening said panel in the framed opening, including a footing-abutment to engage the inside lower margin of the latter, and means for mounting said panel for swingable vertical displacement and displacement flatwise within the framed wall-opening thereby tightening the panel against leakage at other points as well as at the footing-abutment.

HUBERT O. CARROLL. 

